Saab rolled out its new Gripen E fighter during a ceremony at the company's Linkoping production plant in Sweden on 18 May. The ceremony saw aircraft 39-08, the first of three prototypes, presented to governmental, military, and industrial guests that included Sweden's minister of defence, Peter Hultqvist; the Swedish Air Force (SwAF) chief of staff, Major General Mats Helgesson; and the commander of the Brazilian Air Force, Lieutenant Brigadier Nivaldo Luiz Rossato.
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